Guadalajara: Tapatio Tastes Food Tour with 13+ Tastings
Explore Santa Tere, Guadalajara’s most food-loving neighbourhood, on this lunchtime food tour. With 13+ tastings, this is a crash course in the food and eateries belov...
Tacos al pastor are spit-roasted marinated pork tacos with pineapple, onion and cilantro on small corn tortillas, the Lebanese-Mexican fusion that grew from shawarma into a Tapatio late-night staple.
Tacos al pastor descend from the shawarma tradition brought by Lebanese and Syrian immigrants to Mexico in the early 20th century. The Mexican adaptation replaced the lamb with achiote-marinated pork, kept the vertical trompo spit and added pineapple to the top of the cone. Mexico City claims invention in the 1960s, but Tapatio late-night taquerias developed their own style: smaller trompos, more chile-de-arbol salsa and a slice of pineapple per taco. Tacos Providencia and Los Pinches Tacos are the canonical Guadalajara late-night addresses.
2 editor picks for Tacos al pastor (Tapatio) in Guadalajara, ranked by editorial score. All Guadalajara signature dishes · Tacos al pastor (Tapatio) across every city.
Tacos Providencia ★ 4.0
providencia · Avenida Pablo Neruda 3000, Providencia, 44639 Guadalajara, Jalisco
Tacos Providencia in Guadalajara is the Avenida Pablo Neruda late-night taqueria, a Providencia favourite for al pastor, suadero and Tapatio-style volcanes.
Los Pinches Tacos ★ 4.0
lafayette · Avenida Vallarta 1320, Americana, 44160 Guadalajara, Jalisco
Los Pinches Tacos in Guadalajara is the Avenida Vallarta taqueria, a Lafayette late-night spot for al pastor, suadero and the quesadilla con queso fundido.
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